[blindLaw] Windows computer Suggestions

[Sanho Steele-Louchart]

For those of you using screen-readers on Windows machines who are experiencing frequent crashes, do you happen to have a Dell? Certain Dell machines are infamous for a memory leak that causes constant sound to crash the operating system after some time. The screen-reader works fine, then crackles, lags, and eventually gives you the modern equivalent of the blue screen of death. 

Sanho 

> On Jan 11, 2024, at 2:17 PM, Teresita Rios via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi Page, 
> I use a Mac but a new firm prefers Windows. I told them my bad experiance with Windoes and ZoomTex and Fusion and they still ask for a Windows alternative. So here I am trying to figure out the windows world. 
> 
> My Mac has only glitched like twice in the three years I had it. 
> I use Zoom with Spoken Content at the same time. This combination is pretty much  ZoomText. It reads what is underneath the cursor and what you type. 
> However, sometimes for some reason a webpage or PDF is not being read by Spoken Content. But in such a case I just turn on VoiceOver. VoiceOver, is controlled by the keyboard (not the cursor)  can also be used with zoom on a Mac. and you have essentially Fusion. 
> 
> Warmly, 
> Teresita 
> 
> 
>> On Jan 11, 2024, at 2:02 PM, Paige via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi! 
>> 
>> I’m using a 32GB ram, i7 processor, and not sure what type of video memory. 
>> 
>> My system is constantly crashing, but I use Fusion. I got the same response from Freedom Scientific.
>> 
>> Does anyone who uses Apple/Voiceover have these issues?
>> 
>> Thank you,
>> Paige 
>> 
>>>> On Jan 11, 2024, at 11:56 AM, Capelle, Michael C. via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I am running a 16 GB system with a core I 5/12 General processor, 512 GB of hard drive, with no issues whatsoever. My laptop is running four gigs of ram, a core three, and a 256 GB hard drive, with no issues at all.
>>> Sent with Mike’s iPhone 14 promax.
>>> 
>>>> On Jan 11, 2024, at 12:39 PM, Teresita Rios via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Dear all,
>>>> 
>>>> I called Freedom Scientific for suggestions of what computers would not constantly crash with their software. and they gave me a list of speks like 32 GB of ram and large Cache video memory. I asked what is a good number and what Cache is. But they were not helpfull stating “large vvideo rendering memory is all you need” and that they could not give me more specifics.
>>>> So if I am overwhelmed by the number of Windows computers out there, I humbly request aid by providing a starting point. I have several questions.
>>>> Do you use Zoomtex, JAWS or Fusion?
>>>> if yes,
>>>> How often does your computer crash?
>>>> if not very often
>>>> What Windows computer are you using? what are the specs?  RAM and SSD and other memory internal things.
>>>> 
>>>> Does anyone know what is a good amount of cache or how to check for that on a computer?
>>>> 
>>>> Thank you all!
>>>> Teresita  
>>>> 
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